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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The State minister for Gender and Culture, Ms Peace Mutuuzo, has said the government will gazette the new Umukukha (king) of Bamasaba Cultural Institution within this month.<\/p>\n

The minister\u2019s statement comes contrary to reports that the government had already gazetted Mr John Wagabyalire Amuran as the successor of late Bob Mushikori.<\/p>\n

Mushikori, who was elected as the second Umukukha in 2005 to replace Wilson Wamimbi, died early last month of Covid-19.<\/p>\n

The deceased was buried at his ancestral home in Shisabasi Village, Bududa Sub-county in Bududa District on Saturday. The ceremony was attended by leaders across the sub-region and country at large.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are yet to gazette the next Umukukha and a pronouncement will be made within two weeks from now,\u201d Ms Mutuuzo said.<\/p>\n

She made the remarks during the funeral service for the deceased at St Andrew\u2019s Cathedral Church in Mbale City on Friday.<\/p>\n

Govt plans<\/b><\/p>\n

The minister said within the two- week period, the government will organise a series of meetings to resolve the standoff that led to elections of two parallel cultural leaders in the institution and thereafter gazette a genuine one. \u201cThe government is going to hold a number of meetings to ensure that this stalemate comes to an end because there is no fall-back position now due to the fact that the previous leadership of Mushikori is no more,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Ms Mutuuzo said wrangling parties should cooperate and reconcile in order to have peace and unity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI only ask that parallel factions agree so that our work is made easier as a ministry. They should also respect the decisions so that we have peace and unity among the Bamasaba,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The rivalry within the institution started last year after parallel search committees for the next Umukukha were instituted.<\/p>\n

One of the groups was affiliated to Mushikori, and was headed by Mr Geoffrey Wetpondi as its secretary general, and the other to Mr James Kangala, who also served as secretary general.<\/p>\n

Mr Wetpondi\u2019s group elected and installed Mr Wagabyalire from Halasi Clan in Sironko District as the next Umukukha amid heavy police deployment at the institution\u2019s headquarters in Maluku, Mbale City, in December.<\/p>\n

The other group also elected and installed Mike Jude Mudoma from Buyobo clan in the same district as Umukhuka III in November last year.<\/p>\n

Mr Mudoma, who formerly worked with the National Agricultural Research Organisation, was installed after approval by the council of elders.<\/p>\n

Rotational leadership<\/b><\/p>\n

The first cultural leader, Mr Wilson Wamimbi, who was elected in 2010, was from the Wanaale family while deceased Mushikori was from the family of Mubuuya. The Umukukha III will come from the Mwambu family.<\/p>\n

Ms Mutuuzo said the family of Mwambu should be at the forefront of resolving the matter, so that transition of power is not hampered with.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mwambu family that will produce the next Umukhuka should take interest and come up with a very firm decision on who becomes the next Umukukha three,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Mr Eric Stephen Mukwana, the public relations officer of the institution, however, said the minister had been misinformed, saying the institution already elected Mr Wagabyalire as the next Umukukha.<\/p>\n

Mr Wagabyalire, one of the parallel cultural leaders, said all Bamasaba are united behind him. \u201cThe Bamasaba are more united than ever before. It\u2019s just a few individuals who are saying we are not united,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

His rival, Mr Mudoma, however, said his opponent was elected by an illegal general assembly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. The State minister for Gender and Culture, Ms Peace Mutuuzo, has said the government will gazette the new Umukukha (king) of Bamasaba Cultural Institution within this month. The minister\u2019s statement comes contrary to reports that the government had already gazetted Mr John Wagabyalire Amuran as the successor of late Bob Mushikori. 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